Track Description
The Spine Track will give attendees an up-to-date understanding of the options available to our patients with spine disease. The latest in techniques will be presented but always in the context of the patients’ symptoms and outcomes. Tools for accurate assessment of patient outcome will be central to the presentation.
Program Directors
Michael W. Groff, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery,
Harvard Medical School
Department of Neurosurgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Yi Lu, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery,
Harvard Medical School
Department of Neurosurgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Hasan A. Zaidi, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery,
Harvard Medical School
Department of Neurosurgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Agenda
6:30 AM - 7:25 AM
Registration and Breakfast
7:25 AM - 7:30 AM
Welcome and Introduction
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Session 1: General/Trauma Spine Neurosurgery
- Stem Cell Therapy SCI
- Grade 1 spondy – fusion vs decompression
- TOPS study
- Epidural Stimulation – SCI
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Coffee Break
9:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 2: Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Lateral versus posterior interbody
- Endoscopic vs Microscopic discectomy video
- Robotics vs. Navigation
- Coflex
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Session 3: Scoliosis
- Age cutoff/patient selection deformity surgery
- SIJ augmentation – bottom of long segment construct
- Proximal Junctional Kyphosis
- Hybrid versus Posterior Thoracolumbar Adult Degenerative Scoliosis Correction
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Coffee Break
3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Session 4: Spinal Tumors
- Age cutoff/patient selection deformity surgery
- SIJ augmentation – bottom of long segment construct
- Proximal Junctional Kyphosis
- Hybrid versus Posterior Thoracolumbar Adult Degenerative Scoliosis Correction
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Closing Remarks
5:00 PM
Reception
Track Faculty
Mark Bilsky, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Memorial Slone Kettering Cancer Center
Greg Crosby, MD
Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Deborah Culley, MD
Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Rick Fessler, MD, PhD
Department of Neurosurgery
Rush University Medical Center
Zoher Ghogawala, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Lahey Hospital
Ziya L. Goksaslan, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Rhode Island Hospital
Michael W. Groff, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Kumar Kakarla, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Barrow Neurological Institute
Tyler Koski, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Northwestern Memorial
Yi Lu, MD, PhD
Department of Neurosurgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Melvin Makhni, MD
Department of Orthopaedic
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Adetokunbo Oyelese, MD, PhD
Department of Neurosurgery
Rhode Island Hospital
Paul Park, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Michigan
Christopher Shaffrey, MD
Neurosurgery
Duke University Medical Center
John Shin, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Mass General Hospital
Jay Turner, MD, PhD
Department of Neurosurgery
Barrow Neurological Institute
Michael Wang, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Miami
Hasan A. Zaidi, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital